Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux | From | Steve Dunham <> | Date | 28 Mar 1998 17:57:51 -0500 |
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Jes Degn Soerensen <jds@kom.auc.dk> writes:
> >>>>> "Andrej" == Andrej Presern <andrejp@luz.fe.uni-lj.si> writes: > > Andrej> Alan Cox wrote: > >> Its just these funny intel boxes that need moving to some kind of > >> fbcon/kgi combo. fbcon does all the framebuffer, kgi has the > >> loadable pc style drivers and some work on acceleration that is > >> going to go somewhere good whatever shape it ends up in. The > >> combination of the lot once figured will be real nice for everyone
> Andrej> Can best parts of KGI and fbcon be merged? How much work would > Andrej> that propose to both sides?
> Yes and I do not even think it will be too hard to do.
> The KGI guys have a lot of nice drivers for various PC chipsets, we > have the glue code to bind it to the console and let it work with both > VGA-style text consoles and framebuffer consoles which are needed on > some architectures. fbcon[1] may need some changes, but the concept is > quite flexible and I belive we can be made to work in a way that will > suit all of us.
framebuffer consoles would also be nice for those of us who have fixed frequency monitors on their PC's.
Steve dunham@cps.msu.edu
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